Yuhao, Let's Give It a Try!

The next day, as soon as class started, Huo Yuhao reported the team list he had collected the day before to his homeroom teacher, Zhang Lexuan.

Zhang Lexuan took the list, glanced at it, and didn't say much, only offering some words of encouragement to the whole class.

The outcome of the students forming their own teams remained unchanged, and no specific results were required of anyone.

After class, Wang Dong took Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao to a secluded grove outside the academy.

The surroundings were quiet, with only the occasional bird song adding to the serene atmosphere.

Wang Dong stopped and turned around to look at the two people behind him.

That delicate face was now filled with seriousness.

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable firmness. "For this Freshman Assessment, we have only one goal..."

He paused, then said, slowly and deliberately, "That's the champion!"

Huo Yuhao participated in this competition specifically for Dai Huabin's sake.

Whether he wins the championship or not is not important to him.

And Xiao Xiao... her big, round eyes were fixed on Wang Dong, her gaze sparkling with excitement.

She didn't really care about the final ranking.

She simply thought that Wang Dong looked really good when he was so focused.

Therefore, among the three members of this team, Wang Dong naturally has the strongest competitive spirit.

As the little princess of the Clear Sky Sect, she was pampered and spoiled from a young age, and never lost to her peers.

It wasn't until he met Huo Yuhao, this prodigy, that he tasted defeat for the first time.

Therefore, he must win the final championship in this Freshman Assessment!

"Wang Dong, don't worry!"

Xiao Xiao snapped out of her daze and grinned as she approached.

"With our class monitor here, the championship is definitely ours!"

Wang Dong's expression turned serious as he looked at her intently.

"The Freshman Assessment is a team effort. Although Yuhao is strong, we can't rely on him alone."

As she spoke, she glanced at Huo Yuhao beside her, then turned back to her.

"So my plan is that Xiao Xiao and I will go first during the match, Yuhao, you can come in if we encounter an opponent we can't beat."

Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao had no objection to the suggestion and nodded in agreement.

Seeing that both of them nodded in agreement, Wang Dong's serious expression immediately disappeared, replaced by a smile.

"Now let's all tell each other about our situations," she said, her gaze sweeping over Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao. "Let's familiarize ourselves with each other's Soul Skill effects so we can coordinate better in team battles."

After saying that, she spoke directly, which could be considered as setting an example for the two of them.

"My martial soul is the Light Goddess Butterfly, a light-attribute, Power Attack System martial soul. I am a level 26 Soul Grandmaster, and my First Soul Skill..."

After Wang Dong finished his introduction, Huo Yuhao continued, "My martial soul is the Spirit Eyes, a mental control type martial soul, level 45 Soul Ancestor..."

After he finished his introduction, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao both opened their mouths wide, clearly shocked by the power of his Soul Skill.

After a while, Xiao Xiao came to her senses, blinked hard, and began to introduce her situation.

"My martial soul is the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron." Her voice still carried a trace of lingering shock. "It's a power-type control martial soul, a level 22 Soul Grandmaster, with the First Soul Skill, 'Cauldron Suppression'..."

After explaining her two Soul Skills, Xiao Xiao's face flushed slightly.

She glanced at Wang Dong deliberately, then added in a low voice, "However... I also have a martial soul."

A hint of surprise flashed in Wang Dong's eyes. "Twin Martial Souls?!"

"Hmm!" Xiao Xiao nodded, a small hint of pride appearing on her face. "My Second Martial Soul is the Flute of the Phoenix's Arrival, Support Type martial soul..."

Huo Yuhao looked at Xiao Xiao with a smile on his lips.

He thought to himself, it really is quite a coincidence that all three members of their team possess Twin Martial Souls, but only Xiao Xiao has mentioned it so far.

Wang Dong also glanced at Huo Yuhao, having learned that Huo Yuhao also possessed Twin Martial Souls on that day at the Sea God Lake.

After a moment, Wang Dong spoke again, "Alright, now that we know each other's situation, let's have a practical exercise!"

Xiao Xiao blinked her big eyes, looking completely bewildered.

How do we practice?

Wang Dong grinned, a sly smile playing on his lips.

"Of course, it's the two of us who will beat Huo Yuhao!"

Before she finished speaking, a dazzling golden light suddenly emanated from her body.

The Light Goddess Butterfly Martial Soul instantly possessed her, and her magnificent butterfly wings unfolded behind her. With a gentle flap, she flew into the air.

She looked down at Huo Yuhao, a smile playing on her lips.

"Yuhao, do you dare to fight us two-on-one without using your Soul Skill?"

Huo Yuhao raised his head and looked at the figure shrouded in golden light in mid-air, a smile flashing in his eyes.

With a flick of his right hand, a Soul Guidance Longsword appeared out of thin air in his palm, its blade slender and gleaming with a faint cold light.

"Bring it on."

Xiao Xiao stood aside, watching this scene, and suddenly felt a little confused.

Is... is this going to turn into a fight?

As it turns out, Wang Dong's title as the number one among the younger generation of the Clear Sky Sect was well-deserved.

Even without the Clear Sky Hammer, her Light Goddess Butterfly is an extremely powerful martial soul.

With the assistance of Huo Yuhao's Spirit Detection Sharing, Xiao Xiao controlled the situation while Wang Dong launched the offensive. In the previous few matches, Huo Yuhao really didn't need to take action.

Huo Yuhao, the freshman who defeated the Soul Emperor teacher on the first day of school and even drove away the homeroom teacher, was already famous in the Outer Court.

So when the other teams learned that Huo Yuhao was also participating, a chorus of groans erupted.

For a time, almost all the teams felt that the final championship was out of their reach.

However, after watching several matches, it seems that Huo Yuhao did not personally participate in the games.

This gave many teams that had lost all will to fight a renewed courage to give it their all.

However, in the match this morning, Huo Yuhao made his first real move.

Because their opponents were the twin sisters, Lan Luoluo and Lan Susu, whom they had met once before.

Before the match, the two women expressed their gratitude to their saviors, but once they were on the field, they showed no mercy whatsoever.

With the Martial Soul Fusion Skill "Heavenly Net" unleashed, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao alone were truly unable to break the deadlock.

In the end, it was Huo Yuhao who made the move.

His Spirit Eyes suddenly lit up, and two invisible Mental Shock shot out, accurately striking Lan Luoluo and Lan Susu.

The core of Martial Soul Fusion Skill lies in the tacit understanding between two people, and Huo Yuhao's Mental Shock disrupted that tacit understanding.

The blue light dissipated instantly, and the Heavenly Net vanished without a trace.

The match naturally ended with Huo Yuhao's team emerging victorious.

After they left the field, both Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao's faces felt hot.

They had won several matches in a row, so it was inevitable that they would feel a little proud.

But today's battle completely extinguished that little bit of pride that had quietly grown within them, which is actually a good thing.

In the evening, I returned to my dormitory.

Wang Dong sat on his bed, unusually quiet.

That face, which usually radiated confidence and pride, now lacked its usual spiritedness.

She simply lowered her eyes, her gaze fixed on the floor beside the bed, lost in thought.

Upon seeing this, Huo Yuhao immediately understood that it was because he had been traumatized by the battle during the day.

He walked over to Wang Dong and sat down on the edge of the bed.

"Don't think about it anymore." His voice was gentle and calm. "Didn't we win?"

Wang Dong looked up and glanced at him.

Those large, light blue eyes held a complex mix of emotions that were hard to define.

Then, his head drooped down again.

Her voice was muffled. "That's because you stepped in, but if it were Xiao Xiao and me... we would have lost."

Huo Yuhao couldn't help but smile when he saw her dejected look.

"I'm part of the team too. Even though I'm strong, you can't exclude me."

This sounded like self-praise, but Wang Dong couldn't refute it.

Because what he said was true; Huo Yuhao was indeed very strong.

Looking at her expression, Huo Yuhao guessed some of her thoughts and continued, "Martial Soul Fusion Skill can amplify the strength of two Soul Master many times over. Although Lan Luoluo and Lan Susu's Martial Soul Fusion Skill isn't particularly strong, it's still not easy for opponents below the Soul Ancestor to deal with."

Wang Dong knew Huo Yuhao was right, but he just couldn't get over it himself.

A moment later, she suddenly raised her head.

At that moment, a fierce light burned in those large, pinkish-blue eyes.

She looked directly at Huo Yuhao and said, enunciating each word clearly, "Yuhao, let's give it a try!"